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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sādōn
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *sād (“seed”) + *-ōn.
Verb
*sādōn
- to plant seeds, to sow
- to produce seeds
Inflection
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *sādōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *sādōdā | |
| Infinitive | *sādōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *sādōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *sādōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *sādōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *sādō | *sādōdā |
| 2nd singular | *sādōs | *sādōdēs, *sādōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *sādōþ | *sādōdē, *sādōdā |
| 1st plural | *sādōm | *sādōdum |
| 2nd plural | *sādōþ | *sādōdud |
| 3rd plural | *sādōnþ | *sādōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *sādō | *sādōdī |
| 2nd singular | *sādōs | *sādōdī |
| 3rd singular | *sādō | *sādōdī |
| 1st plural | *sādōm | *sādōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *sādōþ | *sādōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *sādōn | *sādōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *sādō | |
| Plural | *sādōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *sādōndī | *sādōd |
Descendants
- Old English: sǣdian, sēdian
- Middle English: seden
- English: seed
- Middle English: seden
- Old Frisian: sēdia
- Old Dutch: *sādon
- Middle Dutch: *sâden
- Dutch: zaden (possibly a new formation)
- Middle Dutch: *sâden